Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

[Skooby]

Great win on the road, are there any TE's available that can catch? We'd probably had won this in regulation if we had one. Right now, it's our weakest position by far & under-utilized. Let's see who's out there and cut bait with who we have now, no reason to coddle them or wait.

[GreedoII]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

Sick of Chandler falling on his ass for no reason. TE will be addressed next year

[Topas]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

Already said in another thread. I am slightly surprised by the Chandler hate. I agree we need to upgrade here. But we have more glaring needs. The first pass of EJ to him was behind him and would have been an incredible catch. And he had a few very good blocks, e.g. the EJ TD run among others. Of course it would be nice to have Shannon Sharpe in his prime, but its not as if he is the worst Bills starter.

[BillsOverDolphins]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

He's the offensive edition of Coy Wire

[BillsOverDolphins]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

but its not as if he is the worst Bills starter.

Are we talking offense AND defense?

[Skooby]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

Already said in another thread. I am slightly surprised by the Chandler hate. I agree we need to upgrade here. But we have more glaring needs. The first pass of EJ to him was behind him and would have been an incredible catch. And he had a few very good blocks, e.g. the EJ TD run among others. Of course it would be nice to have Shannon Sharpe in his prime, but its not as if he is the worst Bills starter.

Remember that 3rd down pass that he dropped ? Him falling down can create INT if he's the go to guy, we need players with mass and balance at the position (not just mass).

[Mr. Miyagi]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

He's the offensive edition of Coy Wire

Precisely. We need to find ourselves a basketball player for TE.

[bdutton]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

Go take a look at the stats top TE's for 2013 to make an informed decision about Chandler. He's an good/very good TE in terms of his receiving numbers.

Tight EndRk    Player    Team    Pos    Rec    Yds    Avg    Yds/G    Lng    TD    20+    40+    1st    1st%    FUM
1    Jimmy Graham    NO    TE    86    1,215    14.1    75.9    56T    16    19    5    61    70.9    0
2    Tony Gonzalez    ATL    TE    83    859    10.3    53.7    25    8    5    0    56    67.5    0
3    Jordan Cameron    CLE    TE    80    917    11.5    61.1    53    7    11    1    47    58.8    1
4    Antonio Gates    SD    TE    77    872    11.3    54.5    56T    4    11    1    49    63.6    2
5    Greg Olsen    CAR    TE    73    816    11.2    51.0    31    6    12    0    44    60.3    0
5    Jason Witten    DAL    TE    73    851    11.7    53.2    34    8    13    0    44    60.3    0
7    Charles Clay    MIA    TE    69    759    11.0    47.4    67    6    10    3    36    52.2    0
8    Martellus Bennett    CHI    TE    65    759    11.7    47.4    43    5    11    1    40    61.5    1
8    Julius Thomas    DEN    TE    65    788    12.1    56.3    74T    12    10    2    41    63.1    0
10    Delanie Walker    TEN    TE    60    571    9.5    38.1    33    6    5    0    30    50.0    1
11    Heath Miller    PIT    TE    58    593    10.2    42.4    31    1    8    0    30    51.7    1
12    Timothy Wright    TB    TE    54    571    10.6    35.7    36    5    5    0    30    55.6    0
[B]***13    Scott Chandler    BUF    TE    53    655    12.4    40.9    33T    2    10    0    26    49.1    1[/B]
14    Vernon Davis    SF    TE    52    850    16.3    56.7    64T    13    16    4    35    67.3    1
14    Coby Fleener    IND    TE    52    608    11.7    38.0    44    4    7    2    32    61.5    1
16    Jared Cook    STL    TE    51    671    13.2    41.9    47    5    9    1    34    66.7    1
17    Garrett Graham    HOU    TE    49    545    11.1    41.9    42T    5    8    1    26    53.1    2
18    Brandon Myers    NYG    TE    47    522    11.1    32.6    27T    4    9    0    28    59.6    0
19    Jermaine Gresham    CIN    TE    46    458    10.0    32.7    30    4    6    0    24    52.2    3
20    Jordan Reed    WAS    TE    45    499    11.1    55.4    38    3    3    0    30    66.7    0

[Skooby]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

Go take a look at the stats top TE's for 2013 to make an informed decision about Chandler. He's an good/very good TE in terms of his receiving numbers.

Tight EndRk    Player    Team    Pos    Rec    Yds    Avg    Yds/G    Lng    TD    20+    40+    1st    1st%    FUM
1    Jimmy Graham    NO    TE    86    1,215    14.1    75.9    56T    16    19    5    61    70.9    0
2    Tony Gonzalez    ATL    TE    83    859    10.3    53.7    25    8    5    0    56    67.5    0
3    Jordan Cameron    CLE    TE    80    917    11.5    61.1    53    7    11    1    47    58.8    1
4    Antonio Gates    SD    TE    77    872    11.3    54.5    56T    4    11    1    49    63.6    2
5    Greg Olsen    CAR    TE    73    816    11.2    51.0    31    6    12    0    44    60.3    0
5    Jason Witten    DAL    TE    73    851    11.7    53.2    34    8    13    0    44    60.3    0
7    Charles Clay    MIA    TE    69    759    11.0    47.4    67    6    10    3    36    52.2    0
8    Martellus Bennett    CHI    TE    65    759    11.7    47.4    43    5    11    1    40    61.5    1
8    Julius Thomas    DEN    TE    65    788    12.1    56.3    74T    12    10    2    41    63.1    0
10    Delanie Walker    TEN    TE    60    571    9.5    38.1    33    6    5    0    30    50.0    1
11    Heath Miller    PIT    TE    58    593    10.2    42.4    31    1    8    0    30    51.7    1
12    Timothy Wright    TB    TE    54    571    10.6    35.7    36    5    5    0    30    55.6    0
[B]***13    Scott Chandler    BUF    TE    53    655    12.4    40.9    33T    2    10    0    26    49.1    1[/B]
14    Vernon Davis    SF    TE    52    850    16.3    56.7    64T    13    16    4    35    67.3    1
14    Coby Fleener    IND    TE    52    608    11.7    38.0    44    4    7    2    32    61.5    1
16    Jared Cook    STL    TE    51    671    13.2    41.9    47    5    9    1    34    66.7    1
17    Garrett Graham    HOU    TE    49    545    11.1    41.9    42T    5    8    1    26    53.1    2
18    Brandon Myers    NYG    TE    47    522    11.1    32.6    27T    4    9    0    28    59.6    0
19    Jermaine Gresham    CIN    TE    46    458    10.0    32.7    30    4    6    0    24    52.2    3
20    Jordan Reed    WAS    TE    45    499    11.1    55.4    38    3    3    0    30    66.7    0

We haven't had a good TE that could stay healthy for a dozen years.

[bdutton]

Re: Great win, do we have any TE's that can catch on the team?

We haven't had a good TE that could stay healthy for a dozen years.

He missed no games in 2013. 1 game in 2012 and 2 in 2011. In today's NFL that's a pretty solid health record. He's improved in every season he has played as well.